snapshots from gooney road – 8 nov 2015
Today is National Cappuccino Day and National Harvey Wallbanger Day and International Tongue Twister Day. Rob went off to Hamfest again during the morning. I read in bed on the rainy day for a little while before getting up to do all the chores. The girls read and did homework. When Rob got home, I
school: college search
How does this work? How do we help Camille find a school that’s a good fit for her? Am I doing this right? I know, the search has to be hers. About what works for her. But as her guide in this, I’m feeling like the blind leading the blind. I have no idea what
snapshots from gooney road – 7 nov 2015
Today is Learn to Homebrew Day and Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day and Hug a Bear Day. Up early to read my magazine, clean, walk Phelix, and work. Rob left for Hamfest. Chloe and I worked on making the lasagna soup for dinner. Claire studied for her job; Camille got up and worked on homework.
snapshots from gooney road – 6 nov 2015
Today is National Nachos Day. Up early to clean, get the girls up, walk Phelix and work. Took care of a long list of to do items. Camille brought home friends. Chloe brought home friends. Camille left for the play. Chloe went to the square, then Rob drove her to Chloe’s so they could go
photo friday: dublin sights
snapshots from gooney road – 5 nov 2015
Today is Guy Fawkes Day and National Men Make Dinner Day. Up early to get Camille up early, clean, walk the dog, clean and work. I then went to the gym for my personal training appointment. When I got home, I took care of lots of things around the house. Camille came home and had
snapshots from gooney road – 4 nov 2015
Today is National Candy Day. Woke early to read, get the girls going, walk Phelix, clean, and work. t noon, Phelix and I went out to Arabia for a hike as the rain had stopped for a little while. At home, I worked more, but everything was broken. I tried to do laundry, but the
happiness project: files/finances (nov) + misc
Empower and Energy, Project 44 and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. Octobers’s main theme was Travel. And I
snapshots from gooney road – 3 nov 2015
Today is Election Day and National Sandwich Day. The girls had the day off from school, so the morning was a little bit more relaxed. I took care of things, cleaned, cleaned the turtle’s cage, walked the dog, and worked. The girls had friends over later in the morning; I read a bit and then
book report – 3 nov 2015
Been a while since my last book update. My trip to France put everything else on hold, and I’m now slowly getting back into the rhythm of ordering books from the library and reading them …. This week I finished one book, The Rocks by Peter Nichols. Really enjoyed it. On Sunday, Camille and I
snapshots from gooney road – 2 nov 2015
Today is National Deviled Egg Day and Cookie Monster Day. Up early to clean, take care of things, walk Phelix, and work. After work, I went to the library and the gym. When I got home, I took care of various things. Chloe and Chloe came home, and I started making pad thai for dinner.
celebrations: week 45 (2-8 nov 2015)
We celebrated a number of week 44 holidays, including Coming up this week: 2: National Deviled Egg Day and Cookie Monster Day 3: Election Day and National Sandwich Day 4: National Candy Day 5: Guy Fawkes Day and National Men Make Dinner Day 6: National Nachos Day 7: Learn to Homebrew Day and Bittersweet Chocolate
snapshots from gooney road – 1 nov 2015
Today is Learn to Homebrew Day and National Vinegar Day and Dia de los Muertos and National Deep Fried Clams Day. Up early-ish (thanks fall back!) to tackle my to-do list. After breakfast, we sat down to a marathon familly meeting to nail down a lot of open questions and plans. We also picked up
snapshots from gooney road – 31 oct 2015
Today is Halloween and National Caramel Apple Day. Rob left early to go kayaking. Camille and I had a slow morning, getting things done at a nice pace. I also spent time finishing a book. Chloe came home and read and got ready to go trick-or-treating. Rob got home, and I went out to volunteering
snapshots from gooney road – 30 oct 2015
Today is National Candy Corn Day and Checklist Day and Frankenstein Friday. Up early to take care of things. Done with work early, so I went to the gym and had the trainer walk me through my arms workout after my warmup walk. My arms felt like jelly afterwards! And then 32 minutes on the
photo friday: dublin parks
When the kids were younger, we always made a point of seeking out great parks while on our travels. We looked for fun and different playgrounds, places for them to explore, and open spaces to balance out being in the confines of cars, museums, hotel rooms. Now that they are a bit older, we don’t
snapshots from gooney road – 29 oct 2015
Today is National Cat Day and National Oatmeal Day. Up early to take care of the usual things. Work was complex because of some server upgrades. I headed out to the gym for my personal training session. I was nervous, but it went well. I walked on the treadmill, then headed home to work more.
snapshots from gooney road – 28 oct 2015
Today is Wild Foods Day and Global Champagne Day and National Chocolate Day and International Animation Day. Up early for the usual morning routine: get the girls up, walk Phelix, clean, work. Mid-morning, I headed out to the gym and talked to the trainer about formulating a plan and routine; he was quite helpful! I
snapshots from gooney road – 27 oct 2015
Today is American Beer Day. Rob left early for the airport to fly to Florida. I worked in the morning (Very frustrating as every tool server was not working properly), then went to the Red Cross to volunteer. In the afternoon, I took care of various chores and errands, then started playing with online college
book report – 27 oct 2015
Been a while since my last book update. My trip to France put everything else on hold, and I’m now slowly getting back into the rhythm of ordering books from the library and reading them …. In the past couple of weeks, I finished two books. One I bought in the airport in Paris to
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